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This weekend both NEMO and the Beantown Jazz festival will be taking place in town. NEMO is a showcase for New England artists, a networking opportunity for the little-known and the big fish. The performances will invade, occupy, and entertain at just about every venue in Boston. It's a great opportunity to see your favorite local band – or discover a favorite you never knew you had. It's a whole lot to take in,... more ›

This past weekend Franklin Park again played host to the annual Puerto Rican Festival. Boston seems to have lost interest in the festival overall. The only imagery, besides our own, found in local media came in the form of a single picture run in black and white in the Boston Globe and in color in the Metro. The Boston Herald used some imagery from the parade to discuss the recent filing in U.S. District Court that Boston failed to fulfill it's obligation to furnish election related materials in Spanish as well as English. The festival spanned three days in Franklin Park filled with food (some really good food), music, carnival rides, and anything you could ever want with the flag of Puerto Rico on it. Anything you could want, and more, that is, from hats and shirts, to Sponge Bob, to items heavily lacquered which, as best as Bostonist could tell, were meant for mantle decoration all carried the flag. more ›

This first week of April has been quite spring-like and before you knew it, it's Thursday. Here are some things going on in the city this weekend. Welcome in Spring tonight at MJ O'Connors on Columbus Ave with their "Spring Beer Dinner" starting at 6 p.m. For $40, you get a 5 course meal prepared by the chefs at Anthem and MJ O'Connors, along with Sam Adams beer to compliment each course. If you ever... more ›